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Godzilla

Noun CEFR B2
ɡɑdˈzɪlə

Definitions

  1. A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films.
  2. Anything that is an extremely large or dramatic example of its type.

Equivalents

FrançaisGodzilla
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Examples

“What other television show⟳ would feature a gorgeously designed sequence where a horrifically mutated Pierre and Marie Curie, their bodies swollen to Godzilla-like proportions from prolonged exposure to the radiation that would eventually kill⟳ them, destroy⟳ an Asian city with their bare hands like⟳ vengeance-crazed monster-Gods?”
“a Godzilla of a tower building”
“Aren't we supposed to be a big, terrifying country, a Godzilla of capitalism wrecking the globe?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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